Earthquakes

Earthquakes are among the most powerful and terrifying events on earth. Unfortunately for thousands of years they have been a common occurrence in Peru. Although scientists have tried for decades to predict earthquakes, until today we still don’t know when and where to expect the next tremor.

So, if you are living in Peru or just visiting the country, it might be wise to be prepared and know what to do.

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Earthquakes in Peru - Why? & What to do?

Earthquakes in Peru - Why? & What to do?

Earthquakes
Earthquakes are among the most powerful and terrifying events on earth. Unfortunately for thousands of years they have been a common occurrence in Peru. To this day we can't predict earthquakes and...
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16th Century Earthquakes

16th Century Earthquakes

Earthquakes
In 1533 - Already two years before the foundation of Lima Hernando Pizarro, the brother of the founder of Lima, was taken aback by a heavy earthquake while searching for a suitable terrain for the ...
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17th Century Earthquakes

17th Century Earthquakes

Earthquakes
On the 24th of November 1604 a strong sea-quake with a magnitude of approximately 8.5 to 9.0 hit the southern Peruvian coast destroying Arica (back then Peru, today Chile) completely and causing se...
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18th Century Earthquakes

18th Century Earthquakes

Earthquakes
On the 28th of October 1746 a massive earthquake, the largest to strike central Peru in recorded history, ravaged Lima, by now a bustling city with 50,000 citizens. This magnitude 8.6 quake complet...
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19th Century Earthquakes

19th Century Earthquakes

Earthquakes
In 1868 one of the strongest earthquakes (9.0) since the colonization hit the southern coast of Peru destroying almost completely Arica and Tacna as well as causing sever damages in Moquegua, Molen...
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20th Century Earthquakes

20th Century Earthquakes

Earthquakes
1940 the city of Lima and the nearby areas were shaken by another destructive earthquake at 11.35 am. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was so intense that it was felt throughout Peru and as far as Guay...
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21st Century Earthquakes

21st Century Earthquakes

Earthquakes
In 2007 two powerful earthquakes shock the area south of Lima at 06.40 pm and 06.42 pm. The epicenters were located 150 km south of Lima. The magnitude 7.9 and 8.2 tremors overlapped and lasted tog...
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Peru Newsflash

Peru Event Calendar

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February 2020
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Mar Abierto Selvamonos 2020
After last year’s huge success of the Electro Selvamonos at Playa Salvaje near Paracas, this summer Selvamonos returns to the beach for their Mar Abierto festival.
Carnival 2020 – Paint and Foam Party
21:00
After last year’s huge success, the largest Paint and Foam Party, where all the Peruvian carnival fun including music, colors and foam come together, returns to Lima’s C.C. Cocos for the Carnival 2020.
Date : Saturday, 01 February 2020
2
Mar Abierto Selvamonos 2020
After last year’s huge success of the Electro Selvamonos at Playa Salvaje near Paracas, this summer Selvamonos returns to the beach for their Mar Abierto festival.
Carnaval en el Barrio 2020
20:00
It’s carnival in Peru and Carnaval en el Barrio returns. Expect a spectacular party with lots of great local music and of course paint.
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
Date : Sunday, 02 February 2020
3
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Date : Monday, 03 February 2020
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Lima Calling! Fest 2020 – Summer edition
18:00
The Lima Calling Fest, the festival that gives promising bands an opportunity to perform live on stage in front of a larger audience, is back this February in a special summer edition.
Date : Thursday, 06 February 2020
7
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Lima Calling! Fest 2020 – Summer edition
18:00
The Lima Calling Fest, the festival that gives promising bands an opportunity to perform live on stage in front of a larger audience, is back this February in a special summer edition.
Carnavalón de Barranco 2020
22:00
As every year the Carnavalón de Barranco, probably the best carnival party in town, returns in a new edition for the 2020 fun season in Lima.
Afuera Fest in Lima 2020
After last year’s huge success of its first edition, the Afuera Fest is back on the terrace of the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima. So, let’s move outside again and enjoy the summer in the Peruvian capital with some great local bands.
Date : Friday, 07 February 2020
8
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Shen Yun in Lima 2020
Shen Yun, a New York-based performing-arts and music company that tours the world with large-scale dance performances featuring classical Chinese dance, offers their latest show in Lima in February 2020.
Date : Saturday, 08 February 2020
9
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Shen Yun in Lima 2020
Shen Yun, a New York-based performing-arts and music company that tours the world with large-scale dance performances featuring classical Chinese dance, offers their latest show in Lima in February 2020.
Date : Sunday, 09 February 2020
10
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Date : Monday, 10 February 2020
11
Festival de la Candelaria – Carnival of Puno 2020
The Festival de Candelaria, also known as the Carnival of Puno, is a 2-week celebration at the beginning of February. Main days in 2020 are February 2 (feast day of the Virgin) and February 3 as well as February 7 to February 11.
Date : Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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13
Afuera Fest in Lima 2020
After last year’s huge success of its first edition, the Afuera Fest is back on the terrace of the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima. So, let’s move outside again and enjoy the summer in the Peruvian capital with some great local bands.
Date : Thursday, 13 February 2020
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Shen Yun in Lima 2020
Shen Yun, a New York-based performing-arts and music company that tours the world with large-scale dance performances featuring classical Chinese dance, offers their latest show in Lima in February 2020.
The Little Prince – A Magical Opera in Lima 2020
17:30
As part of the Family Opera Season 2020 the Gran Teatro Nacional presents “The Little Prince”, one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published, as Magical Opera.
Cultura en Arena – Culture in Sand 2020 in Lima
The Peruvian Ministry of Culture invites to the first Cultura en Arena (Culture in Sand) event of this year held at the Playa Agua Dulce in Chorrillos, Lima in mid-February.
Date : Saturday, 15 February 2020
16
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
The Little Prince – A Magical Opera in Lima 2020
17:30
As part of the Family Opera Season 2020 the Gran Teatro Nacional presents “The Little Prince”, one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published, as Magical Opera.
Date : Sunday, 16 February 2020
17
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
Date : Monday, 17 February 2020
18
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
Date : Tuesday, 18 February 2020
19
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
Date : Wednesday, 19 February 2020
20
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
Afuera Fest in Lima 2020
After last year’s huge success of its first edition, the Afuera Fest is back on the terrace of the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima. So, let’s move outside again and enjoy the summer in the Peruvian capital with some great local bands.
Date : Thursday, 20 February 2020
21
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
Date : Friday, 21 February 2020
22
Carnival of Cajamarca 2020
Cajamarca, known as the capital of the Peruvian Carnival with the largest and most enthusiastic festivities in the country, celebrates its famous Carnaval de Cajamarca in 2020 from February 22 to 26.
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
The Little Prince – A Magical Opera in Lima 2020
17:30
As part of the Family Opera Season 2020 the Gran Teatro Nacional presents “The Little Prince”, one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published, as Magical Opera.
Pablo Alborán in Lima 2020
21:00
Top-selling Spanish singer and songwriter Pablo Alborán is on tour again coming to Lima in February 2020 just days before participating in the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.
Date : Saturday, 22 February 2020
23
Carnival of Cajamarca 2020
Cajamarca, known as the capital of the Peruvian Carnival with the largest and most enthusiastic festivities in the country, celebrates its famous Carnaval de Cajamarca in 2020 from February 22 to 26.
Mi Primer Festival 2020 - My First Festival in Peru
In February 2020 Mi Primer Festival (My First Festival), the international film, audiovisual and new media festival for children and adolescents, returns to Peru in its 6th edition.
The Little Prince – A Magical Opera in Lima 2020
17:30
As part of the Family Opera Season 2020 the Gran Teatro Nacional presents “The Little Prince”, one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published, as Magical Opera.
Date : Sunday, 23 February 2020
24
Carnival of Cajamarca 2020
Cajamarca, known as the capital of the Peruvian Carnival with the largest and most enthusiastic festivities in the country, celebrates its famous Carnaval de Cajamarca in 2020 from February 22 to 26.
Date : Monday, 24 February 2020
25
Carnival of Cajamarca 2020
Cajamarca, known as the capital of the Peruvian Carnival with the largest and most enthusiastic festivities in the country, celebrates its famous Carnaval de Cajamarca in 2020 from February 22 to 26.
Insolito 3 - International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Lima 2020
The Insólito, Peru’s only film festival entirely dedicated to the horror and fantasy genre, is back in its 3rd edition at the end of February.
Date : Tuesday, 25 February 2020
26
Carnival of Cajamarca 2020
Cajamarca, known as the capital of the Peruvian Carnival with the largest and most enthusiastic festivities in the country, celebrates its famous Carnaval de Cajamarca in 2020 from February 22 to 26.
Insolito 3 - International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Lima 2020
The Insólito, Peru’s only film festival entirely dedicated to the horror and fantasy genre, is back in its 3rd edition at the end of February.
Date : Wednesday, 26 February 2020
27
Insolito 3 - International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Lima 2020
The Insólito, Peru’s only film festival entirely dedicated to the horror and fantasy genre, is back in its 3rd edition at the end of February.
Afuera Fest in Lima 2020
After last year’s huge success of its first edition, the Afuera Fest is back on the terrace of the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima. So, let’s move outside again and enjoy the summer in the Peruvian capital with some great local bands.
Date : Thursday, 27 February 2020
28
Craft Beer Workshop
Red Cervecera Perú in Barranco, Lima starts 2020 with a new edition of their Craft Beer Workshop for those interested to learn in theory and practice how to make a good home brew.
Insolito 3 - International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Lima 2020
The Insólito, Peru’s only film festival entirely dedicated to the horror and fantasy genre, is back in its 3rd edition at the end of February.
Date : Friday, 28 February 2020
29
Craft Beer Workshop
Red Cervecera Perú in Barranco, Lima starts 2020 with a new edition of their Craft Beer Workshop for those interested to learn in theory and practice how to make a good home brew.
Insolito 3 - International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Lima 2020
The Insólito, Peru’s only film festival entirely dedicated to the horror and fantasy genre, is back in its 3rd edition at the end of February.
Alternativo Music Festival 6 in Lima 2020
11:00
After the huge success of last year’s December edition which took place on two days, the Alternativo Music Festival is back to normal in its 6th edition at the end of February.
Date : Saturday, 29 February 2020

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